‘Christianity Today’: Relief-Charity Appeals
Do Christian relief organizations manipulate donors with guilt-inducing pleas for money, or are the groups making honest and direct appeals? That question is explored in an article in Christianity Today (December 3), written by Ken Waters, a journalism professor at Pepperdine University, and a…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
‘Town and Country’: America’s Big Donors
Bill and Melinda Gates, by donating $2-billion in Microsoft stock to their namesake foundation, receive top billing in the November Town & Country magazine’s coverage of the year’s most generous philanthropists. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s endowment now totals $23.5-billion and remains…
By David Whelan
Contributor
‘Worth’: The Nation’s 100 ‘Best’ Charities
The financial magazine Worth has issued a list of what it calls the nation’s 100 best charities (December). The list was based on suggestions made to the magazine by people with expertise in the fields of health, human services, relief and development, the environment, and education. The…
Investment losses and spending policies prompt major cuts in journalism programs and staffing at Freedom ForumThe slide in the stock market since the spring of 2000 has had devastating effects on the portfolios ALSO SEE: Percentage of Endowments Spent at Operating Funds: a Sampling How Freedom…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Online Advocacy: Resources for Nonprofit Groups
Activist Toolkit Developed by ONE/Northwest, a nonprofit group in Seattle that provides technology assistance to environmental organizations, this Web site explains how to use e-mail and the Internet for communicating with supporters, organizing, and advocating for causes.…
Edgy Online Advocacy Campaign Clicks With Young Activists
A coalition of more than 80 environmental groups in British Columbia has been working ALSO SEE:Taking Action OnlineCareful Planning Is Key to Success of Online Advocacy, Charity Leaders SayOnline Advocacy: Resources for Nonprofit Groups for six years to secure both national and provincial…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Advocacy groups pursue local issues with e-mail alertsWhile e-mail alerts and sample “Dear Senator” letters on Web sites have become staples of most national ALSO SEE:Careful Planning Is Key to Success of Online Advocacy, Charity Leaders SayEdgy Online Advocacy Campaign Clicks With Young…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Play’s the Thing for These Kids
Sixteen years ago, John and Carolyne Revell quit their jobs as special-education teachers in Shropshire County, England, to run Kaleidoscope Theatre, a drama company in which about half the 35 members have Down syndrome. The company affords those with the congenital condition the opportunity for a…
Evaluation of Company Giving Hands Top Honors to IBM
A new report on 14 multinational companies that run charitable-giving or community programs worldwide gives top honors to International Business Machines, in Armonk, N.Y. The report, which rates companies according to seven criteria, such as how well the businesses measure the impact of their work,…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Volunteer Pilots Are Among Those Honored With ‘Points of Light’ Award
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…